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Feature No. 7. — Near stake 11.6, three stones, one large, were sep- 

 arated from a layer of ashes above them by a 3-inch layer of humus. 



Feature No. 8. — Southwest of stake 1.8, at a depth of 20 inches, there 

 was found a circular depression 3 feet in diameter and 5 inches deep, 

 containing ashes and small stones. 



Feature No. 9. — Southwest of stake 11.8 and 6 inches below the old 

 humus line, an irregular area, shown on base chart, yielded a shell 

 gorget, a stone pipe, and a stone celt, as shown in plate 48, a. This area 

 was covered with burned logs. The artifacts were embedded in an ash 

 and midden material layer 16 inhes thick. Four of the logs were 

 uncovered for a length of 3 feet to 4 feet. They seemed to show no 

 definite arrangement. Another log was found in square 10.8 at the 

 same level. All were in such condition that they could be preserved 

 for future study. 



Squares 12.9, 11.9, 12.8, 11.8 yielded a large amount of potsherds. 

 The original humus line, which was quite distinct to the west, melted 

 away gradually between 0.10 and 0.9 into the midden material in 

 which these artifacts were found. No floor line showed on any of the 

 walls to indicate the presence of a structure to which the burned logs 

 might have belonged. The post molds in this area, although numer- 

 ous, did not seem to outline a structure. 



Feature No. 10. — Southwest from stake 11.6 and 6 inches above the 

 original hardpan there was a burned-clay area 5 feet by 6 feet. In this 

 fire area the clay was baked to a deep red. It was surrounded by 

 midden material embedded in the original humus, which contained 

 some mussel shells. No structure could be defined about this area. 



Feature No. 11. — Near stake 12.10 and 5 inches above hardpan 12 

 stones were piled together in a circular pit 10 inches in diameter. 



Feature No. 12. — Southwest from stake 7.1 and 8 inches below the 

 original ground surface there was found a burned-clay basin. This 

 basin was mixed material just above the pure-clay hardpan. The 

 material in which the vessel rested was different from the mixed mate- 

 rial above the clay hardpan. A sharp line separated the two kinds of 

 earth. This feature was taken out and its preservation attempted. 

 However, contraction, due to loss of moisture, caused the specimen to 

 crack badly. 



Feature No. IS. — At stake 10.7, 6 inches above hardpan, a group of 

 17 stones embedded in ashes over an area 4 feet by 5 feet was found. 



Feature No. 11^. — This feature was a post-mold pattern in the hard- 

 pan defining a structure. It was roughly centered about stake 2.10 and 

 was under that portion of mound area covered by eroded material. It 

 was at a depth of 14 inches below the present surface. The pattern had 

 maximum dimensions of 17 feet 9 inches length and 15 feet 8 inches 

 width. The molds of this structure were irregularly placed but the 



